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Into the Dust #9
Shadow
Deeper and darker goes the rabbit hole, travelling from first light into final regrets. Journeying through the layers of Uphoria threaten the hopes and memories of all its citizenry, from the visiting dreamers to the abandoned Hollows, from the mermaids to the pirates and beyond. But past them all; beneath each one of them, lies the darkest and most primordial entity of them all: the Shadow.
In "Shadow", we travel to the darkness itself, pulling away the curtains to reveal some of the last secrets and mysteries of the world of Uphoria.
Sample:
A darkened hand of the Shadow lashed out, taking the boy by the cape as he was fastening it. He pulled the ends taut, feeling a cold pleasure at seeing the material dig into the tender skin of the boy’s neck.
“You think I cannot harm you?”
“I think you can’t scare me. That’s enough for me.”
“I can do more than frighten.”
“Not to me.”
The Shadow loomed closely enough that the boy could feel its cold breath upon his face. “Especially to you.”
"Shadow" is a 3000 story of dark fantasy; it is chapter 9 of the "Into the Dust" mini series by Ren Cummins and Kiri Callaghan
In "Shadow", we travel to the darkness itself, pulling away the curtains to reveal some of the last secrets and mysteries of the world of Uphoria.
Sample:
A darkened hand of the Shadow lashed out, taking the boy by the cape as he was fastening it. He pulled the ends taut, feeling a cold pleasure at seeing the material dig into the tender skin of the boy’s neck.
“You think I cannot harm you?”
“I think you can’t scare me. That’s enough for me.”
“I can do more than frighten.”
“Not to me.”
The Shadow loomed closely enough that the boy could feel its cold breath upon his face. “Especially to you.”
"Shadow" is a 3000 story of dark fantasy; it is chapter 9 of the "Into the Dust" mini series by Ren Cummins and Kiri Callaghan
19 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 29, 2012
8 people want to read
About the author
Ren Cummins
38 books96 followersBorn in California, Ren lived in three more states and one other country before finally settling down in Seattle, Washington. There with his wife and daughter and their two dogs and one of the heaviest cats in existence, he juggles a love of writing, music, science fiction and the occasional desire to make an honest buck.
After a college professor in his English department took a good look at his work and aspirations, and subsequently challenged him to find his voice out in the world and not in a classroom, Ren decided to interpret this challenge positively (and not in a "why don't you just sod off, you tosser!" sort of way) and has been working to find that very voice ever since.
Along the journey, such relatively mundane occupational interruptions like working as a hotel manager, music studio engineer and middle eastern drummer for belly dancers offered their respective distractions, but only served to diversify his voice, granting new accents and dialects. His life-long studies of philosophy, religion and the evolution of language have also played their part in affecting the development of his writing style.
Along with short stories and a developing anthology of Children's stories, Ren has been writing a series of steampunk-themed novels, collected into the "Aerthos Trilogy", an epic adventure centering around a twelve year old orphan girl who discovers that her own destiny is tied irrevocably to the past and future of their divided world. The first novel, "The Morrow Stone" was nominated for the Steampunk Book of the Year 2010 by Steampunk.com.
When not working on novels, Ren can also be found sipping on a white chocolate mocha, playing RPGs (dice or video games) or trying to teach his dogs not to jump on the couch.
After a college professor in his English department took a good look at his work and aspirations, and subsequently challenged him to find his voice out in the world and not in a classroom, Ren decided to interpret this challenge positively (and not in a "why don't you just sod off, you tosser!" sort of way) and has been working to find that very voice ever since.
Along the journey, such relatively mundane occupational interruptions like working as a hotel manager, music studio engineer and middle eastern drummer for belly dancers offered their respective distractions, but only served to diversify his voice, granting new accents and dialects. His life-long studies of philosophy, religion and the evolution of language have also played their part in affecting the development of his writing style.
Along with short stories and a developing anthology of Children's stories, Ren has been writing a series of steampunk-themed novels, collected into the "Aerthos Trilogy", an epic adventure centering around a twelve year old orphan girl who discovers that her own destiny is tied irrevocably to the past and future of their divided world. The first novel, "The Morrow Stone" was nominated for the Steampunk Book of the Year 2010 by Steampunk.com.
When not working on novels, Ren can also be found sipping on a white chocolate mocha, playing RPGs (dice or video games) or trying to teach his dogs not to jump on the couch.
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